All kidding aside, there was an incredible amount of work, and I am a little concerned. I'm going to tell you why I have some concerns.
There are two things. First, I see some things that just seem to.... I use the analogy of driving a car and keeping your foot on the gas. That's the key to making these things happen. I'm speaking in terms of the softwood agreement. CETA seems to have finished at this point. In my neck of the woods, there's the Gordie Howe Bridge.
I'm not directing all the criticism to you, Minister. I think it goes to the top. They can say a lot of things about Stephen Harper, but one thing he was was a slave driver. He pushed and pushed and pushed.
I remember when the Prime Minister was first sworn into office and the relationship he had with Barack Obama. They were BFFs. What an opportunity to take that relationship and go to Washington to say, “We've got to get this deal fixed up. It's the softwood lumber.” Again, I refer to the Gordie Howe Bridge. This thing is slowing down. I'm going to give you an opportunity to defend that—